Kathy Gildersleeve-Jensen, PGA

Kathy received the 2014 PGA National Teacher of the Year Award, being the first woman in PGA History, first from the PNWPGA Section (1 out of 28,000 PGA members nationally)! Kathy serves as a lead instructor for the Nike Junior Golf Camps at Kalispel Golf and Country Club.

Kathy started playing golf at 9 years old on a 9 hole golf course in Baker City, Oregon. During her high school summer, Billy Casper Golf Camp in San Diego, CA is where her passion for teaching ignited. Kathy has received the “Billy Casper Award” 3 consecutive years and earned a golf scholarship from Oregon State University. After college, she became a PGA & LPGA Club Golf Professional under legendary Mr. Joe Durgan and has been a PGA Class A Golf Professional since 1990.

Spending 10 years alternating seasons from different golf facilities from Coeur d’Alene, ID to Mesa and Tucson, AZ, her learning experience included teaching and club fitting, which became her passion to help other golfers achieve GOLF RESULTS NOW. The knowledge she has gleaned from sports psychologists Chuck Hogan and Henry-Griffitts staff has impacted her teaching forever. She has had many high-profile clients, including Hall of Fame MLB players Dennis Eckersley and Jim Kaat.